Abdominal Muscles

Buried Feelings

Also known as: Abs · Abdomen · Core muscles

Helplessnessguardednesswanting something to stop
Possible Buried Beliefs
  • “I want this to stop.”
Healing Notes

From the 2023 Emotion Link Reference Guide — possible emotional associations: abdominal muscle pain is often linked with helplessness, guardedness and wanting something to stop. Possible purpose or secondary gain: a reason to brace and hold everything in.

Power returns in small, deliberate choices — proof to the nervous system that you have agency again.

Hard to Go Places

The places the body has been avoiding — the feelings, truths, or moments it has been organised to keep at a distance.

  • Abdominal Muscles

    Asking for something to stop, out loud.

  • Powerlessness

    Reclaiming choice in places you've stopped trying.

The Next Step

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